Principal Systems Engineer Job Tampa area,Florida USA,Engineering

Position: Principal Staff Systems Engineer
BCubed Engineering, an Auria company, is looking to hire a Staff Systems Engineer (E4). This position is hybrid (2-3 days a week) out of one of our Bcubed offices located in Warrenton, VA or Tampa, FL .

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO:

Systems Engineering Excellence:
Apply advanced problem-solving methodologies to the most complex problem sets, architecting and delivering solutions for entire systems and systems of systems. •
Technical Rigor & Acumen:
Lead with engineering rigor, ensuring a strict commitment to testing, repeatable processes, comprehensive documentation, and reliable delivery across the entire development lifecycle. •
Customer & Partner Engagement:
Act as a key technical point of contact to communicate and negotiate directly with external partners (sub-contractors, vendors, prime contractors) and external customers.
Establish and maintain trusted partnerships with customer bases, negotiating through conflicts with transparency and integrity.
Effective Technical Leadership:
Lead the technical execution of projects and initiatives, ensuring engineering processes are upheld. Serve as a prominent, respected mentor across the organization to develop talent and elevate the contributions of your team members.
End-User Focus:
Design architectures and solutions that explicitly reflect the mission needs of the end-user, actively seeking out and embracing feedback with a growth mindset.
Innovation & IR&D:
Pursue and champion innovative technologies and processes. You will have direct access to internal IR&D budgets to back novel concepts by compiling standard quad-charts for approval from the CEO.
Requirements & Verification:
Author, trace, manage, and validate comprehensive system-level program requirements.
• Technical Milestones:
Lead the development and executive presentation of major engineering milestone reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR).
Technical Artifacts:
Generate and maintain critical engineering artifacts, including Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Engineering Drawings, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), etc.
Configuration Management:
Strictly adhere to and advance company Configuration Management (CM) policies to ensure rigorous version control over all system documentation.

WHAT THE TEAM REQUIRES:

Experience:

8-12 years of proven systems engineering experience delivering high-consequence technical solutions.
Education:

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university, or equivalent foundational knowledge gained through formal technical apprenticeships and hands-on work experience. •
Domain Knowledge:
Expert-level engineering mastery with a recognized ability to independently lead and steer complex, large-scale systems engineering initiatives.
Mission Outcome Orientation:
Proven track record of navigating the critical "final 10%" of a project life cycle to successfully launch highly mission-critical capabilities into polished, operational products.
Autonomy & Accountability:
Self-directed ownership of complex workloads and team execution plans, coupled with transparent risk communication, immediate roadblock escalation, and shared accountability for team decisions.
Integrity & Trust:
Exceptional standard of professional integrity and ethics, with a commitment to doing what is right under pressure and holding oneself accountable for outcomes.
Security Clearance:
Active U.S. Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required

WHAT THE TEAM PREFERS:

Advanced Degree:
Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a closely related technical field.
Satellite Communications:
Direct engineering exposure to Satellite Communications (Satcom) space, ground, or network segments. •
Modern Methodologies:
Practical experience utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and working within Agile delivery frameworks.
Enterprise Architecture:
Experience developing and maintaining DoDAF-compliant architecture frameworks and high-level operational concepts (e.g., OV-1 graphics).
System Analytics:
Experience conducting rigorous system reliability, maintainability, and availability analysis.
Field Deployment:
Hands-on experience successfully deploying,…